Community Power from mobile - GSMA€¦ · • India –since 2009 via India CleanTech Summit 2009, MFI Summit, Srijan, SaDhan, Sankalp… Supplier/Investor to 40 countries worldwide,

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Community Power from mobile

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Barefoot Power est. 2005 in NSW Australia, shipping product before many competitors existed

• Pacific projects – since 2006 (Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, others)

• Africa – since 2008, now operating 2 subsidiaries (Uganda + Kenya),partnerships growing in 15 countries

• Asia + Americas – since 2008, shipping to 20 countries, serviced via Hong Kong subsidiary

• India – since 2009 via India CleanTech Summit 2009, MFI Summit, Srijan, SaDhan, Sankalp…

Supplier/Investor to 40 countries worldwide, lights shipped to 500,000 people

Background


Market Analysis

100 million households in India

90 million households in Africa

50 million in S‐E Asia + Pacific

20 million in Latin/Sth America

Millions of People Without Electricity

Millions of People using Biomass

1.5 billion people lack electricity and use kerosene lamps

250‐300 million households...burning $15‐30 billion / yr

Products – Hardware – Household products

$50‐200 end‐consumermicrofinance loans fits larger products well,

= no skilled labour to install

0.5W

1.0W

1.5W

2.5W

15W

5W

10W

3.6V 12V

New productcoming soon

New productcoming soon

New lamps !

New lamps !

Sold

for

cash

$10-25

$50-200


1st Prize – Best Value

2nd Prize – Best Task Light

1st Prize – Best Performance

1st Prize – Best Room Light

Won 3 of 4 categories against 21 competitors



Barefoot Power Products ....more than just lamps!

• $15‐30 billion of kerosene expenditure worldwide requires market transformation specialists

• Barefoot Power as Supplier (Hardware)‐ new LED products slashed payback period from 3‐5 yrs to 6‐12 mths‐ first mover advantage‐ proved mass affordability

• Barefoot Power as Business Development Partner (Software)‐ Core: FIREFLY brand + entrepreneur training‐ Replication: build corporate brands‐ own core & franchise growth

• Barefoot Power as Financial Partner‐ Venture Debt via Supplier Credit + JVs/subsidiaries‐ 1‐2 year loans => have established microfinance partners


Quality Partners

Experienced Microfinance Partners

• Oikocredit• largest number of investments in MFIs globally >700

• >US$600 million Assets under Management (mostly loans)

• Developed and manage a Trade Finance Fund with BFP for Clean Energy

• Equity shareholder and on Board

• European Union• Experienced microfinance and clean energy investor

• €1 mill grant to help BFP grow more debt funds to finance pro‐poor energy

• Via GEEREF – Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

• Other supportJigar Shah (Sun Edison, Carbon War Room), CSR Capital, IFC‐World Bank….


UGANDA50 entrepreneurs mobilized - internal1000 signed up for training via 4 MFIs

Each sell about US$30/day, max $10k/month


PROPOSAL

Utilize telco tower power systems that may have some spare unused capacity, as well as the general tower real estate, to help improve the access to electricity for surrounding communities – a focus on community power, not tower power.

2 geographies to consider:

– Nearby Villages ‐‐ The tower would be a retailer and last‐mile supply point for 1‐2km nearby villages, and provide direct after sales service.

– Outlying Villages – Villages 2‐20km from the tower serviced via daily trips by staff based at the tower. The tower would act as Energy Hub – a district supply point and service centre


Service areas around tower


Energy Hubs

‐ Coverage of about 5000 Households to reach profitable scale

‐ Network of 100‐150 charging stations and kiranas to support, distribute products.

‐ Can help charging large batteries at schools / charging stations in the case of a heavy monsoon and poor solar power generation

‐ Collection and recycling point for mobile phone waste material, collecting old batteries and recycling old phones to erase e‐waste


Benefits

the benefits of turning base stations into permanently staffed Clean‐Tech Depots and Rural Power Stations would include:

• enhanced 24‐hour security at the tower

• increased revenue from either direct sales or rental of base stations by Barefoot Power and Partners to run the operation at marginal additional energy consumption from the base station

• increased community support for the company brand

• and long term additional revenue and profits streams from a new line of business.


Thank you Barefoot PowerCecile Pompei [email protected]

Community Power from mobile - GSMA€¦ · • India –since 2009 via India CleanTech Summit 2009, MFI Summit, Srijan, SaDhan, Sankalp… Supplier/Investor to 40 countries worldwide,

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